It is an important intellectual milestone for infants in their first year of life.
Baby s first year milestones checklist.
So far we have taken a look at how to help new parents tips and resources for taking care of babies and feeding baby during the first year welcome back for day 5 where over 30 bloggers are celebrating baby milestones and firsts.
You ve already seen them take their first breath heard their first wail and changed their first dirty diaper.
Your baby s first year is a whirlwind of milestones.
Baby milestone checklist first smile first laugh holds head up rolls from tummy to back rolls from back to tummy blows bubbles sits up unassisted waves rattle reaches for a toy first babbling says mama says dada crawls backwards crawls forwards pulls up cruises stands unassisted takes first steps.
For instance if you hide something in front of him he will crawl to unearth the object.
Check the milestones your child has reached by the end of 1 year by completing a checklist with cdc s free milestone tracker mobile app for ios external icon and android external icon devices or by printing the checklist pdf icon 300 kb 2 pages print only below.
I hope you have been enjoying our ultimate guide to baby s first year series.
Take the checklist with you and talk with your child s doctor at every visit about the milestones your child has reached and what to expect next.